Braised Short Ribs, Instant Pot

also called instant pot short ribs · pressure cooker short ribs · braised beef short ribs

Also written for Slow Cooker (4 to wash), the plain way (1 to wash).

The table

Four pounds and not five. Bone-in ribs stacked past a 6-quart pot's fill line will not come to pressure
4 lb(1.8 kg; cut in 3-in lengths)bone-in beef short ribsseason, both facessear 12 min, in two batchessoften, deglaze the base clean40 min high pressure, natural release 15 minskim, reduce lid off 15 min
1 Tbskosher salt
2 tspblack pepper
2 Tbsvegetable oil
2 large(chopped)yellow onions
2 large(chopped)carrots
2 ribs(chopped)celery
6 clovesgarlic
3 Tbstomato paste
1 1/2 cups(355 mL)dry red wine
1 1/2 cups(355 mL)beef stock
6 sprigsthyme
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.14 things to get out.

Pans and tools

Before anything else

2season, both faces

3sear 12 min, in two batches

goes in with what step 2 made

4soften, deglaze the base clean

goes in with what step 3 made

540 min high pressure, natural release 15 min

goes in with what step 4 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 1 hr 37 min2 of 5 steps give no time
Needs you
about 27 min
If you get it wrong
Forgiving — the reduction with the lid off is the one leg the pot cannot do, and it decides whether there is a sauce at all
What you'll wash
Two things — the Instant Pot, a plate for the lifted ribs
Does it keep
4 days — cold, the fat caps it and the meat firms up enough to slice instead of shred

  1. season, both faces

    not timedfrom the start

  2. sear 12 min, in two batches

    12 minneeds youfrom the start

  3. soften, deglaze the base clean

    not timed12 min in

  4. 40 min high pressure, natural release 15 min

    1 hr 10 minwalk away12 min in

  5. skim, reduce lid off 15 min

    15 minneeds you(we think)1 hr 22 min in

You'll need Instant Pot

See how it is written
>> title: Braised Short Ribs, Instant Pot
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: beef, wine, braise, sunday dinner, instant pot, pressure cooker
>> counters: Instant Pot
>> dish: braised-short-ribs
>> kit: Instant Pot
>> aka: instant pot short ribs, pressure cooker short ribs, braised beef short ribs
>> servings: 4
>> time: 1 hr 50 min
>> slack: forgiving — the reduction with the lid off is the one leg the pot cannot do, and it decides whether there is a sauce at all
>> washing-up: the Instant Pot, a plate for the lifted ribs
>> capacity: 2 — the Instant Pot's base, sear
>> keeps: 4 days — cold, the fat caps it and the meat firms up enough to slice instead of shred

Four pounds and not five. Bone-in ribs stacked past a 6-quart pot's fill line will not come to pressure.

>> step: season, both faces
Season @bone-in beef short ribs{4%lb}(1.8 kg; cut in 3-in lengths) with @kosher salt{1%Tbs}, @black pepper{2%tsp}.

>> step: sear 12 min, in two batches
Sear @&(~1)seasoned short ribs{} in @vegetable oil{2%Tbs} on sauté in an #Instant Pot{} for ~sear{12%min}, in two batches, standing them on the meat faces.

>> step: soften, deglaze the base clean
Soften @yellow onions{2%large}(chopped), @carrots{2%large}(chopped), @celery{2%ribs}(chopped), @garlic{6%cloves}, @tomato paste{3%Tbs} with @&(~1)seared short ribs{}, then pour in @dry red wine{1 1/2%cup}(355 mL) and scrape the base clean.

>> step: 40 min high pressure, natural release 15 min
Pressure cook @&(~1)pot{} with @beef stock{1 1/2%cup}(355 mL), @thyme{6%sprigs}, lid on and valve sealed: ~come to pressure{15%min}, then ~pressure cook{40%min} on high and ~natural release{15%min}, which keeps working on the collagen after the heat is off.

>> step: skim, reduce lid off 15 min
Skim @&(~1)pot{} of the fat that has risen, lift the ribs out, and ~reduce{15%min} the liquid on sauté with the lid off until it coats a spoon.